One Can Build The Empire State Building,

One Should Not Ascribe The Evil Deeds Of Individual Leaders Or Political Regimes To An Innate Fault Of The Russian People And Their Country.

Who Will Dare Say He Has Defined Art?

... That Maxim Of Descartes: "question Everything!" Question Everything!

I Insist On Believing That Beauty Elevates Human Beings.

When I Was Young, The Early Death Of My Father Cast A Shadow Over Me - And I Was Afraid To Die Before All My Literary Plans Came True. But Between 30 And 40 Years Of Age My Attitude To Death Became Quite Calm And Balanced. I Feel It Is A Natural, But No Means The Final, Milestone Of One's Existence.